Wczoraj nasza randka była krótka, ale bardzo miła.

Yesterday our date was short but very pleasant.

Breakdown of Wczoraj nasza randka była krótka, ale bardzo miła.

• być: to be
• bardzo: very
• ale: but
• wczoraj: yesterday

Questions & Answers about Wczoraj nasza randka była krótka, ale bardzo miła.

Why does the sentence start with Wczoraj? Could I also say Nasza randka wczoraj była krótka…?

In Polish, word order is fairly flexible, and Wczoraj nasza randka była krótka, ale bardzo miła is not the only possible order.

• Wczoraj nasza randka była krótka…
  – Puts emphasis on when it happened (yesterday). This is very natural.

• Nasza randka wczoraj była krótka…
  – Also correct. Emphasis shifts slightly onto our date, then adds yesterday as extra time information.

• Nasza randka była wczoraj krótka…
  – Grammatically possible, but sounds less natural. Polish usually keeps time adverbs near the beginning or end of the clause, not between the subject and its main description.

All of these are understandable, but the original order is the most typical and neutral: time adverb (wczoraj) first, then subject (nasza randka), then verb and complements.

Why is it nasza randka and not nasz randka or nasze randka?